jimhockey - He’s absolutely right. As a Devils fan for more years than I want to admit, I’ve had the dubious privelege of not only watching my team generate less offense than any team in the league over the last decade, but also ALLOWING the least offense by visiting teams. Boring isn’t a strong enough word. Long ago, Lou Lamariello decided you could be competitive in every game if you played 59 1/2 minutes of defense and dragged visiting teams down to your level, which is the main reason the league implemented so many of their recent changes.

I go to games – or watch games – to see world-class skill – not an unending stream of journeymen grinders who we’ve never heard of until the Devils trade for them.

some think we still play the trap

penguins87and71 -The Devils system is boring. I can’t even watch the Devils play when they play the Penguins let alone when they don’t play my favorite team. This is why I didn’t watch the Stanley Cup Final a few years ago and this is why I won’t watch the outdoor game they play VS the Rangers. I don’t know but I just can’t watch 1-0 and 2-1 hockey games especially when the trap is involved.

I guess that Pittsburgh fan forgot all those years the Penguins played the left wing lock, which was essentially a version of the trap. Oh wait, that was before Crosby, so that fan didn't even know the team existed before 2005 when they were lucky to get 10,000 people in the seats and almost moved every year.

People can kick the Devils all they want, but most of them would trade their team's last 20 years with ours in a heartbeat. The Devils will always be known as a boring trap team, no matter how they play, and "NBC teams" that play the trap will always be described as playing "good defensive hockey". Sure, they haven't had a whole lot of success recently, but I'd still say the Devils will be a contender again before Ottawa is.

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I guess that Pittsburgh fan forgot all those years the Penguins played the left wing lock, which was essentially a version of the trap. Oh wait, that was before Crosby, so that fan didn't even know the team existed before 2005 when they were lucky to get 10,000 people in the seats and almost moved every year.

People can kick the Devils all they want, but most of them would trade their team's last 20 years with ours in a heartbeat. The Devils will always be known as a boring trap team, no matter how they play, and "NBC teams" that play the trap will always be described as playing "good defensive hockey". Sure, they haven't had a whole lot of success recently, but I'd still say the Devils will be a contender again before Ottawa is.

I really hope this thread doesn't turn into a 6 page thread. Melnyk is a tool. All Sens fans can't stand him. He loves to talk and say outlandish things. Remember his own CSI investigation for the Matt Cooke hit?

No need for anyone to count rings against Ottawa because of a dumb comment. And, I'll disagree with you about the Sens. They have a top of the line staff that has completely rebuilt the farm system after the mess Muckler left them. They draft and develop a ton of talent.

Edited by devilsrule33, 14 January 2014 - 12:13 AM.

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I really hope this thread doesn't turn into a 6 page thread. Melnyk is a tool. All Sens fans can't stand him. He loves to talk and say outlandish things. Remember his own CSI investigation for the Matt Cooke hit?

No need for anyone to count rings against Ottawa because of a dumb comment. And, I'll disagree with you about the Sens. They have a top of the line staff that has completely rebuild the farm system after the mess Muckler left them. They draft and develop a ton of talent.

Yeah Bryan Murray has done a great job there and I was a huge skeptic of his. Really shrewd moves in general - Clarke MacArthur is a guy I'd much rather have than Ryane Clowe.

Everyone: Melnyk didn't mention the trap. He just called NJ boring. Which in their worst 10 games this year, they have been for anyone who isn't a Devils fan.

Trap? Without the redline and and clutch and grabbing, there is nothing even remotely close to a lock or a trap. However, the Devils do play a punishing almost demoralizing brand of hockey all of which is played on the wall. If the team can increase it's finishing ability and slightly increasing the PP production, this team could be dangerous. Just finished watching LA and Van and they both played a "Devils" type game. No room at all.

Trap? Without the redline and and clutch and grabbing, there is nothing even remotely close to a lock or a trap. However, the Devils do play a punishing almost demoralizing brand of hockey all of which is played on the wall. If the team can increase it's finishing ability and slightly increasing the PP production, this team could be dangerous. Just finished watching LA and Van and they both played a "Devils" type game. No room at all.

The Devils snuff themselves as well. If you like crisp hockey, they're a mess. Is it possible Eugene is using the old stereotype like an idiot, but they are really a mess to watch. They work hard, they can control games, but by god they're a mess.

Well he's right. We're not talking about the last 20 years; we're talking about the present. And in the present, they are boring to watch. End of. They are also one of the worst in the league in their overall game despite what stats say.

If your own team isn't better, if you haven't won more in the history of your franchise...then you go after the style. Classless move by a classless guy who is sour that he's going 'broke' and his team has yet to win ANYTHING.

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Does anyone have the exact question that led him to say this? I'm trying to figure out his logic here- he starts off by saying he wants long term stability in the front office and then goes on to talk about New Jersey, who has the most stability in the league in that respect.

I really hope this thread doesn't turn into a 6 page thread. Melnyk is a tool. All Sens fans can't stand him. He loves to talk and say outlandish things. Remember his own CSI investigation for the Matt Cooke hit?

No need for anyone to count rings against Ottawa because of a dumb comment. And, I'll disagree with you about the Sens. They have a top of the line staff that has completely rebuilt the farm system after the mess Muckler left them. They draft and develop a ton of talent.

Well, the Senators think they've won eleven Stanley Cups. By virtue of reviving the Senators nickname and being located in Ottawa, they decided to take the original Senators' Stanley Cup wins and history (they were a team from 1883-1934, and were in the NHL from 1917-34). They have banners for not only the NHL Cup wins (four), but the pre-NHL Cup wins as well (seven). Nothing in common with that franchise at all, save for location and team name.

I know that the Cleveland Browns kind of did the same thing (the previous Browns had to leave their history behind when they moved to Baltimore to become the Ravens), but hanging 11 banners up that have no real ties to YOUR franchise is pretty weak.

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Such an ignorant stmt... There have been tons of great exciting hockey games that ended in 1-0 & 2-1 scores, and who wants to see a 5-3 of 6-3 game that is just sloppy as hell???

its like watching a slam dunk fest in basket ball

This. I'm not saying these Devils are great, or fun to watch, but I hate the misconception that low scoring is boring. I've seen some great, competitive hockey games in which the defense and goaltending dominated. I've been excited by pitcher's duels in baseball, slugfests in football, and soccer games, which are low scoring in general. I've also been bored by high scoring games in every sport. Low scoring is not necessarily low quality. It takes some brains to appreciate defense, so clearly Melnyk is an idiot.

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I don't take offense to his comment at all. Devils have had a lot of snoozefest games this year. I appreciate good defensive hockey but their have been some games were the Devils are downright anemic in attack. But hey, sometimes you gotta win ugly.

I wouldn't have a problem with his comments if they related to this season. BUT, you just know he wasn't think of the 2013-2014 Devils, but is instead thinking that we still trap and that it's 1996.

I also want to add that while we have had our share of boring games, we get alot of offensive zone time. We are last in shots per game because we pass up lots of opportunities. I wouldn't call that a boring style though. People don't call out the Kings or Blues because try finish their chances.

Plain and simple, offense wins games and defense wins championships. If anyone watches the English Premier League, Arsenal plays attractive and beautiful football, yeah and they also haven't won a trophy in 8 years. I'll take 3 Cups since '95 and this "boring" hockey anyday.